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11-16-2012 11:31 PM

nalu86

feed them infusioria or microworms.

11-16-2012 10:54 PM

AwkwardShrimp

these are the best pictures i could get of the fry, theyre very small

11-15-2012 03:06 PM

AwkwardShrimp

took some pictures last night, will upload them later tonight!!!

i have to warn they might be a little blurry, the small fry are so hard to take a picture of. but i have seen noticable growth.

11-15-2012 03:05 PM

AwkwardShrimp

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green_Flash

congrats! I would like to breed CPDs in the future too.

you will feed the fry bbs?

how big are the fry, similar to guppy fry size?

im not sure how big the fry are relative to guppyfry as i havenever bred them. they are small though

10-29-2012 11:56 PM

Green_Flash

congrats! I would like to breed CPDs in the future too.

you will feed the fry bbs?

how big are the fry, similar to guppy fry size?

10-29-2012 03:00 PM

fishboy199413

I think I will either be using a 7.4 gallon or a 10 gallon.

10-29-2012 02:52 PM

AwkwardShrimp

thanks everyone! Ive isolated the parents in a breeder box inside the same tank.

Good luck fishboy199413! What size tank will you be trying ?

10-29-2012 02:11 PM

fishboy199413

Congrats! I am in the process of getting my cpds in to a breeding tank. Hope you continue to have success.

10-29-2012 07:37 AM

andrewss

congrats

10-29-2012 12:37 AM

AVN

Isolate fry and parents, no matter how big they are, if you want the highest rate of survival.

10-28-2012 10:49 PM

AwkwardShrimp

i see 4 fry in the tank!,

I havent really done anyhting special or new. the fry have been in there with the parents. i have never seperated the parents or moss from the tank since the beginning of this thread.

Should i seperate the adults from the tank or no? i assume the fry are too big to fit in their mouths by now but this is only an assumption, i could stick the parents in the mesh breeder box inside the tank?

Im very excited. I've heard however keeping the fry alive is harder than getting fish to spawn so i hope they make it

Hey at least now i now i've got a breeding group!

10-28-2012 10:34 PM

AwkwardShrimp

SUCCESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i see two baby fry fish swimming!

10-26-2012 04:03 PM

AVN

Breeder nets, breeder boxes.

CPD won't spawn if you keep moving them tank to tank, they need to acclimate to the water.

In my experience (although most of what you need to know has already been pointed out) I've done well breeding CPD in a 20g with a net that allows eggs to fall through. After they spawn, I just toss them back into their community tank and remove the net. Don't need any mosses or anything, the tank is bare bottom and runs a sponge filter connected to an air pump.

If I'm not mistaken CPD are originally from black/soft water biotopes. I use IAL or driftwood to condition the water and make it tannin rich.

Water parameters:
Temp - 75F
pH - 6.5

The rest doesn't really matter. Ammonia and others should remain as close to 0 as possible.

A side note, live foods condition them to breed better than frozen. I recommend grindal worms, microworms, or dahpnia monia. Although golden pearls will accomplish everything and be less of a hassle, if you want to pay the monies for it.

Another side note, my CPD seemingly always spawn in the morning, when the lights first come on. I also noticed they tend to spawn the day after I do a large water change. Perhaps fresh, cooler water stimulates them?

Try it out.

10-26-2012 02:54 PM

AwkwardShrimp

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mostlydave

I initially had success moving my moss between tanks, but lately it's been really hit or miss, I'm thinking this might be what I try next:

I have my adults (12) in a 20g long tank with a big clump of java moss, instead of moving the moss or parents I'm going to put up a foam divider wall and put moss on the buttom of each side, then I'll just pull the divider out and move the parents from side to side, no moving the moss or the parents between tanks then.

Anyone try anything like this or think it will work?

Sounds good. I'm thinking of putting a mesh breeding box in the tank , after tthe week I will put the parents in there and leave the moss in the tank. Anyone think this will work ?

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10-26-2012 02:00 PM

Mostlydave

I initially had success moving my moss between tanks, but lately it's been really hit or miss, I'm thinking this might be what I try next:

I have my adults (12) in a 20g long tank with a big clump of java moss, instead of moving the moss or parents I'm going to put up a foam divider wall and put moss on the buttom of each side, then I'll just pull the divider out and move the parents from side to side, no moving the moss or the parents between tanks then.

Anyone try anything like this or think it will work?

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